Pass the Bucket - Eminem is Paladin.

[Terry Lennox]

I think he might surprise everyone... or flop.

I remember another hip-hop actor who tried acting named The Fresh Prince...

 

[DanielJones]

Yes, but Will Smith has presence & charisma, neither trait is found in Eminem.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Terry Lennox]

True,

We know that now about Will, but at the time he started on Fresh Prince, I remember a lot of talk about a rapper being an actor.

I'm just saying maybe give him a chance. Look at Keanu Reeves, he's somehow made a living being an actor...

 

[mysterygal]

nononono

Eminem and Will Smith are in two different categories.
Even with Fresh Prince, everybody liked him. I look at Eminem and want to smack the kid. Eminem's going to have to do a lot of changing before he'll be taken serious...will that happen? maybe, I can't see it happening at all in the near future though.
Will's a great actor, even though he plays comedies, he's earned the respect many people have for him today.

 

[mysterygal]

and speaking of Kneau Reeves (really not trying to start a fight here!) , I've never been impressed with his acting. In fact, there are a few I can think of, actors and actresses that have little acting ability in my book, yet have made a career out of it.

 

[dr greg]

the wooden idol

Keanu's best work had to be in Bill&Ted, but even that doesn't sink as low as Antonio Banderas, I avoid anything with his name on it as a matter of course. But I'm a male.

 

[jamespowers]

I'm just saying maybe give him a chance. Look at Keanu Reeves, he's somehow made a living being an actor...

You do have a point there. Keanu another name that needs to be on the list for those incompetent to name a child.

Regards,

J

 

[jake_fink]

I can't stand Will Smith. He doesn't act, he preens, like a budgie. Gross. For that reason he should have been perfectly cast in Ali, but Alas.

Little Nicky is one of the ten* best movies ever made. I like the part where the demons start eating the rabbits instead of the chicken... HAR!






















*ten thousand

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

and speaking of Kneau Reeves (really not trying to start a fight here!) , I've never been impressed with his acting. In fact, there are a few I can think of, actors and actresses that have little acting ability in my book, yet have made a career out of it.

He's been fortunate enough to have been cast in some fairly good big budget movies. Sometimes some of them just get lucky I guess. [huh]

 

[Feraud]

He's been fortunate enough to have been cast in some fairly good big budget movies. Sometimes some of them just get lucky I guess. [huh]

That would be The Matrix and...........................................................................................................?

 

[mysterygal]

Keanu's best work had to be in Bill&Ted, but even that doesn't sink as low as Antonio Banderas, I avoid anything with his name on it as a matter of course. But I'm a male.

I don't even think the guy's all that attractive...but maybe because he's so corny. I lost ALL respect for him in acting with his role in 'Zorro'. Was so disapointing for me...The rest of the cast was so great. I felt the movie was pretty much ruined with Banderas in it

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Eminem and Will Smith are in two different categories.

They certainly are. Eminem: talented rapper. Smith: not. Perhaps Eminem will also be a better actor than Smith? I seem to recall Eminem has been in a movie before. Am i correct? Maybe a Dr. Dre/Snoop Dogg effort? Maybe?

bk

 

[mysterygal]

Mr. Smith doesn't make that bad of music either. What I like about him is that he doesn't play the victim...he's positive, no matter it be music or acting

 

[Viola]

Mr. Smith doesn't make that bad of music either. What I like about him is that he doesn't play the victim...he's positive, no matter it be music or acting

Positive he may be, and a better influence and all that, but while I am perfectly willing to believe he is the superior actor, no way in icy heck is Will Smith the better rapper.

I will give Marshall Mathers his props on one score - he may be a miserable human being, but he can rap his white butt off.

 

[ShanghaiJack]

Vomit

:eusa_doh: Theaters should place Puke-Pails next to the seats...

 

[mysterygal]

Positive he may be, and a better influence and all that, but while I am perfectly willing to believe he is the superior actor, no way in icy heck is Will Smith the better rapper.

I will give Marshall Mathers his props on one score - he may be a miserable human being, but he can rap his white butt off.

ok the kid can rap...but...it's not music! *sighs* I'm just getting old I guess!
Wasn't Emenim in another movie awhile back? how'd he do there?
What draws me to a movie has a lot to do with the people acting in it. There are people who have won your trust that the movie they play, chances are it's going to be good.

 

[Viola]

Well he did well in 8 Mile, mysterygal. Not to give him TOO much credit: he was playing a poor white trailer trash rapper from Detroit.

If a poor white trailer trash rapper from Detroit can't pull that role off, you take him out back and shoot him. So he picked a role he could sell, which is a skill, but not acting exactly.

 

[mysterygal]

that's what movie it was...I remember all the hub bub it created. There was a lot of correlations between the story line of the movie and his real life.

 

[jamespowers]

that's what movie it was...I remember all the hub bub it created. There was a lot of correlations between the story line of the movie and his real life.

That isn't acting. That's called living.
Now if he had to portray a priviledged person from birth with high ideals, morals and ethics then it would be a stretch and called acting. For him I would call that impossible.


Regards,

J

 

[mysterygal]

I wouldn't quite go as far as say impossible....most actors and actresses are not exactly ranking high on the morality list. It would for sure be a pretty good stretch for him to come across as sincere and as a guy you look at and say to yourself, 'I like him!'. He's got to grow up some..the only way I can see that happening for him is hitting rock bottom unfortunately